Man Allegedly Kills Son to Avoid Paying Support
January 5th, 2009

A 22-year-old New Orleans man is accused of killing his toddler son because he was ordered to pay child support, The Associated Press reports. Danny Platt, who initially told police that men with guns had snatched his 2 ½ -year-old son, not only confessed but told investigators where to find the child’s body, according to Police Superintendent Warren Riley. “He had said he would kill either his wife or his child before he paid child support,” which he recently had been ordered to do, Riley said. Even though Platt had visiting rights, Riley said, he never visited little Ja’ Shawn Powell until Friday, the day he picked up the boy. Police said that they did not know the amount of the child support and that the official cause of death would be revealed after the autopsy was complete. “The mother is in a safe place,” Riley said. On Saturday, police put out a bulletin seeking three men with dreadlocks and AK-47 rifles, whom Platt said poured out of an SUV around midnight Friday and spirited his son away. “His story never really added up,” Riley said. “He was a suspect from the very beginning. …”How does an individual — because he’s ordered to pay child support to take care of a kid … believe that this is so much pressure that he would face — he would do this hideous act to his own child, or to any child, and think that is a remedy to paying child support? I mean there are some sick individuals in this society, and this gentleman is clearly one.”
TAGS: child support, Danny Platt, kills, New Orleans murder
thats super @$#@%% up! i cant believe that he did something like that he should of thought about puttin a condom on before ?@*@%@* the girl…
jut cause he had to pay child support does not give him a right to do that.. its stupid
WOW…. I AM SO UPSET ABOUT THIS I AM LOST FOR WORDS, A INNOCENT CHILD HAS LOST HIS LIFE AND ITS NOT EVEN HIS FAULT HE WAS BROUGHT INTO THIS WORLD OR THAT HIS FATHER WAS PUT ON CHILD SUPPORT THATS AWFUL I AM A MOTHER OF THREE AND NO ONE HELPED ME ONE BIT I’M SORRY BUT I BELIEVE IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE SOMEONE TAKE CARE OF WHATS THEIRS ITS NOT WORTH IT AT ALL CAUSE REGARDLESS THE CHILD IS THE ONE WHO GETS HURT AT THE END WHATEVER THE SITUATION MIGHT BE GOD REST HIS SOUL…(TEARS)
See their u go again B.E.T not wanting us to see who has cause such a hated act of self hated .U are prat of our prolbem when u faile to tell the truth , And stop other s who know from telling the truth.
CRAZY YANK!!
Black men blame the White man… Black men blame Black women… Black men blame the System. All are contributing causes of the problems that Black men face. However, playing the blame game only makes Black men seem weak and incapable. If we are ever going to build a stronger Black community, Blacks (men and women) must be strong enough, and intelligent enough, to stand up and take reponsibility in spite of those who try to keep us down.
This idiot and Men like him who don’t mind having sex with women and then after the women have their child, try to avoid to give child support to the child,in this case do something so horrible like kill the child makes me ill.
How dare this man be so cruel in dong what he did.God will take care of him sure enough and send him to the proper place.I hope he suffers everynight where he’s going of what he has done to an innocent child. A child born is sent from God to be loved and nutured,NOT KILLED just because you don’t want to takecare of child you have created with the love of a women ,No matter if she looks like Beyounce or pleasingly plump. You make love,then suddenly have a child,you must find away to take care of that child and give him/her all the love possble and help support the Mother to help her raise the child or pay the price.Enough said.
At least he confessed what he done. The case about Caylee Anderson the Florida toddler who had been missing since June 2008. Her mom was the last one who was seen with her and is still lying. They finally found her body i wish her mother could be spiritually convicted like this man and just tell the truth to know what happened to her child.
At least he confessed what he done. The case about Caylee Anderson the Florida toddler who had been missing since June 2008. Her mom was the last one who was seen with her and is still lying. They finally found her body i wish her mother could be spiritually convicted like this man and just tell the truth to know what happened to her child. The show who is really concerned about this little girl is ‘Nancy Grace she comes on CNN at 7:00PM, 9:00PM and 12:00AM and she has updates on it.
Lock him up,.take him to a secret place,Kill him like he killed his innocent son and then do what you will with his body. No innocent child should have to go through something like this just because The no good sorry sack of something doesn’t want any responsiblity to give child support to the child’s mother and help raise a child that he has created with the mother. that is the most cruel and heinous crime outside of Molesting and childabuse,and I don’t condone that either. if you want to have a relationship with someone and it produces a child,then love the child and the parent, but if things don’t workout,Yes,you are responsible for childsupport.This makes me ill that some men don’t mind banging a women or girl and when the woman/girl have their child,the men walk without giving the child’s mother support.This is a damn shame.I hope he gets what coming to him and never leaves jail.Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t like when we start off a devastating topic like the murder of a child and some idiot brings race into the mix. This is so silly what have we as a society come to. We need to really focus on the real issue out here, that the only people we can change is us it has nothing to do with black or white. History has shown us that all races can be murderers, ~#?~%*, child molestors and the list goes on. When we try to put race into it, it takes the light off of the real issue, that we live amongst sick people of all colors and society playing the blame game of what color crime it is doesn’t matter or make since because in the end no matter what color you are the out come remains the same, dead. We all have the same emotions when things like this happens, sad, angry, depressed etc (pick one) these emotions are what binds us together as HUMAN BEINGS no one is exempt. God Bless Caylee Anderson and Ja’ Shawn Powell, they should not have been victims of such horrific crimes. Black and White they are both DEAD and I think that families that are left with these tragedies feel the same things PAIN.
LAW MAKERS STOP THE MADNESS AND BRING BACK CAPITOL PUNISHMENT.
People are committing the most ridiculous crimes and are going to prison all on our dime. Once these monsters receive there new address we provide them with free medical, education, three square meal a day compliments of the tax payer’s dollar. What did they do KILL A CHILD, MOTHER SISITER, BROTHER, FATHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND THE LIST GONES ON? Remember the old day an eye for an eye. Where’s the justice for that mother.
dude what the hell you dont take a childs life because you cant pay for your mistakes because when you do that just shows how low you are
Unprotected sex has nothing to do with this issue. What if he intended to get this woman pregnant? This is truly of case of abuse in the truest form! I guess it never crossed his mind to kill himself, then he truly would not have to pay support any more. My heart goes out to the child’s mother and to his family because both sides will suffer. His mother because she lost a grandchild and the mother because she lost her child. I hope that justice is swift and precise. Never let him see the light of day, put him in a place where he will really feel pain!
I’m not one that supports the death penalty but in cases like this, he deserves it. To take a defenseless childs life is the lowest thing anyone can, the comment at the beginning said it best. DEMON!!! Cases like this is the reason I decided not to go to the police academy in my city. I would have to be his Judge, Jury and Executioner.
That was a true coward, bit@$% move on his part and I hope they whoop that azz everyday in prison for his crime… what a loser…real talk….he need someone to tap that azz……
Why, why, why?! I can’t believe he’d murder his own child just to get out of paying child support. This is so sick. We as women should be more careful about the men we allow into our lives. There had to be signs of abuse in their relationship. Of course I’m only speculating. But regardless of this, Platt needs to be thrown off of the highest bridge in America. Period.
David-
I’ve about had it with your s–thead comments in which you choose to be judgemental. I know you are too spineless to be face-to-face to make such statements for otherwise you would be on the Hell Express by way of your a– belonging to me! This is typical of your kind & unacceptable. Do mankind a favor by disappearing off the face of the Earth.
THIS IS SO VERY SAD! LIKE IT SAYS IN THE MIND ONLY CHILDREN OR THOSE WITH CHILD LIKE MINDS WILL ENTER THE GATES OF HEAVEN. THIS BABY HAS NO PROBLEM GETTING THERE, ITS JUST SAD HOW HE IWAS SENT THERE. HIS FATHER IS NOTHING SHORT OF BEING A SELF-CENTERED S.O.B. HIS SELFISHNESS CONVINCED HIM TO TAKE THE LIFE OF HIS CHILD. MY GOODNESS, THIS MAN NEEDS TO ROT IN JAIL. OH AND DAVID, THE REJECT THAT ALWAYS POST RACIST REMARKS. A PRAYER FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU OBVIOUSLY ARE IN NEED FOR SOME COUNSELING.
It’s sad that a person could do something like that 2 their own blood. My God what if the shoe was on the other foot? If you know you don’t have the means to take care of kids don’t freaking have them. Buddy need to get the same thing he gave his son DEATH!!!!!!!!!!! There are no if and’s or buts bout that situation he is an evil individual and he will get his. Believe dat yo!!!!!!!
It’s sad that a person could do something like that 2 their own blood. My God what if the shoe was on the other foot? If you know you don’t have the means to take care of kids don’t freaking have them. Buddy need to get the same thing he gave his son DEATH!!!!!!!!!!! There are no if and’s or buts bout that situation he is an evil individual and he will get his. Believe dat yo!!!!!!!